Winata, Azriel Iqbal (2023) An Analysis of English Figurative Language In Novel Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the types of figurative language found in books and for identify the contextual meaning of figurative language. The method used in collecting data is related to the subject of this research is the documentation method because the researcher collects data from novels.

This research is carried out by collecting relevant data and information about the topic or problem of study from the novel and Internet is available for analysis. Data collection uses the following steps: reading a novel, and then Choose data that uses figurative language. While the steps to analyze the data is to identify types of figurative language according to Geofrey Leech, identifying the contextual meaning of figurative language, and the last one is interpreting the data.

The results show that there are 62 sentences that have figurative language. Hyperbole and simile are the types most often found by writers in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone novel, namely 22 and 15 sentences respectively with a percentage of 35.48% and 24.19% respectively, followed by irony with 7 sentences, ( 11.29%), Metonymy with 6 sentences (9.68%), and Sinification with 7 sentences (11.29%). Then metaphors and litotes are the least types of figurative language found in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with 3 and 2 sentences with a percentage of 4.84% and 3.23%.

This can be indicated that the dominant type of figurative language is in novel is hyperbole. It can be concluded that figurative language has important role in this novel. That's why the writer uses so many sentences that have figurative language in this case novel. Using figurative language makes the novel more interesting to read, and helps the reader imagine the story.

Keywords : figurative language,personification, methapor, hyperbole, contextual meaning.

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